Rex Ervine Lewnfield
Military
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UPL 37195
"Lt. Davis and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 8 October 1944."
Rear L-R: 2Lt Donald L Kohlstedt, 1Lt Vernon Mayo Hellesvig, 1Lt Jack T Davis, F/O Nino L Guiciardi
Front L-R: S/Sgt David'Dave' L Bloom, Sgt Marvin W Brown, Sgt Richard A. Martin, Sgt Everette Grayson Harris, T/Sgt Rex E Lewnfield
Rear L-R: 2Lt Donald L Kohlstedt, 1Lt Vernon Mayo Hellesvig, 1Lt Jack T Davis, F/O Nino L Guiciardi
Front L-R: S/Sgt David'Dave' L Bloom, Sgt Marvin W Brown, Sgt Richard A. Martin, Sgt Everette Grayson Harris, T/Sgt Rex E Lewnfield
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10151
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26108
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eight Ball III
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 2 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Michigan, USA | 27 June 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 20 June 1942 | |
Other Baled out POW |
Brummen, Holland | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Sterkrade, Germany in B-17 42-97781 'Eight Ball III'. Shot down 2-Nov-44 POW MACR 10151 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
6 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Englewood, FL | 21 June 2006 | |
Kalamazoo, MI | |||
Based |
Molesworth | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10151